this event was taped in 2014 at malaprop's bookstore. it is about one hour. thrilled to be here with abbott. i love her book. i love all her books. you show us this entire other view of chicago through the eyes of the two most famous american madams ever. in american rose we learned about an american icon who hasn't been explored the way you explored her. now with liar, temptress, soldier, spy you hit on several things i have door. unexplored american history, espionage, and women with real spines, adventurous incredible women. tell us about what this book is about. i will tell you the origins. i was born and raised in philadelphia and moved to atlanta in 2001. the civil war seats in the conversation in the south in a way that it doesn't in the north. i saw the occasional confederate the, heard the jokes of norton -- war of northern aggression. [laughter] homehe point was driven that it wasn't a joke. for i was stuck in traffic hours behind a pickup truck that had a bumper sticker that said. blame me, i voted for jeff davis. i looked at this for hours and sta